KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A new report warns that the number of soldiers killed, wounded or missing on both sides of Russia’s war against Ukraine could hit 2 million by spring, with Russia suffering the highest recorded troop death toll of any major power in any conflict since World War II. Tuesday’s report from the … Read more
For average wage earners in Russia, it’s a big payday. For criminals looking to escape the harsh conditions and abuse in prison, it is a chance for freedom. For immigrants hoping for a better life, it is a simplified path to citizenship. All they have to do is sign a contract to fight in Ukraine. … Read more
LAKSHMIPUR, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia under the false promise of civilian work and then forced to fight in Ukraine’s war, an Associated Press investigation has found. In interviews with three men who fled Russia, and the families of three others who are missing, the AP documented a pattern of deception … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the solution in Ukraine with US President Donald Trump’s envoy during marathon overnight talks, and the Kremlin insisted that the territorial issue must be resolved to reach a peace agreement. The Kremlin meeting, which lasted past 3 a.m. on Friday, came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sharply criticized his … Read more
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted his European allies Thursday for what he described as the continent’s slow, fragmented and inadequate response to Russia’s invasion nearly four years ago and its continued international aggression. Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Zelenskyy listed a litany of complaints and criticisms of Europe … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia bombarded Ukraine with more than 300 drones and ballistic and cruise missiles in its latest nighttime attack on the Ukrainian power grid, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, as Moscow gave no public signal that it was ready to end its neighbor’s invasion anytime soon. The attack led to the heating … Read more
After French President Emmanuel Macron said that France was now providing two-thirds of all intelligence to Ukraine on January 15, 2026, a rumor gained traction that this was because Ukraine had given false intelligence to the United States, which the United States then leaked to Russia, revealing the United States as an unreliable intelligence partner … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone strikes damaged power grids in Russian-occupied parts of southern Ukraine, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power Sunday, according to Kremlin-appointed authorities there. Meanwhile, Moscow continued to hammer Ukraine’s power grid in overnight attacks that killed at least two people, according to Ukrainian officials. More than 200,000 … Read more
Ukrainian negotiators arrived in the United States on Saturday for talks with President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, son Jared Kushner and army secretary Dan Driscoll on ending nearly four years of war with Russia. The talks — expected to focus on security guarantees and post-war recovery — will take place in Miami as the … Read more
Ukrainian grain billionaire Vsevolod Kozhemyako considered his new job while playing Beethoven’s Für Elise on a grand piano in a dimly lit Kharkiv hotel, dressed in full military fatigues. “Yes, I am a businessman,” he said. “And now I’m a commander of a military unit in Ukraine.” The light infantry battalion he founded almost four … Read more